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Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure.Most of the __1__ are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and __2__.The pay is usually poor, but most students work abroad for the __3__ of travel.You can pick grapes in France, entertain kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are always jobs in hotels and restaurants.
But as far as they are __4__， it is not easy now to find work.“ __5__ you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few chances，”says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on __6__ for students.“If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian.When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak __7__.British students only have a language __8__ for jobs in the USA and Australia.”
__9__ enjoys the experience.Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe.The two teachers with the children had never been __10__.One child lost his passport just after they __11__； another became seriously ill and was flown home; even worse, the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the __12__ they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only __13__ evening of the entire trip.“I did visit a lot of new places，” she says, “but it wasn't worth it.The pay was __14__ and it really was a 24houraday job.The kids never slept！”
“The trouble is, students expect to have __15__ time of it.”Anthea Ellis points out.“__16__， they see it as a holiday.In practice, __17__， you have to work hard.At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时)work.You'll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy; you will be __18__ with the service.In other words, you'll work if it's convenient for the company that employs you, otherwise it is __19__.You have few employment rights.As soon as the holiday season __20__， they'll get rid of you.”
每年夏天都有学生去国外度假或者打工，本文通过Sarah James在国外工作的经历和感受说明到国外打工也有许多不利条件。
1．A.work B．luck
C．chances D．services
答案：C
解析：逻辑推理题。句意：最有可能的是做季节工。chance在这里的意思是“可能性”。
2．A.agriculture B．industry
C．hotels D．restaurants
答案：A
解析：逻辑推理题。根据下文的描述“You can pick grapes”，可知是与农业有关的工作。
3．A.pains B．comfort
C．difficulty D．excitement
答案：D
解析：逻辑推理题。句意：虽然收入很低，但大多数学生出国工作是为了旅游的刺激性。
4．A.asked B．said
C．told D．concerned
答案：D
解析：习语搭配题。句意：但是，就他们而言，现在是不容易找到工作的。as far as one is concerned就……而言。
5．A.If B．Unless
C．Because D．Although
答案：B
解析：词语辨析题。句意：在国外机会是很少的，除非你能把所在国的语言说得很好。unless相当于if...not。
6．A.health care B．vacation work
C．language study D．tourist safety
答案：B
解析：逻辑推理题。根据下文可知Anthea Ellis就在国外找工作给出建议，因此可推知她是一个假期工作顾问。
7．A.Italian B．English
C．French D．Spanish
答案：C
解析：背景常识题。根据上文“If you work with a family in Italy, you'll have to speak Italian.”可知在巴黎的时候应该说法语，因为巴黎是法国著名的城市。
8．A.chance B．ability
C．possibility D．advantage
答案：D
解析：背景常识题。因为美国和澳大利亚人说英语，因此英国学生只在美国或澳大利亚找工作时有语言优势。
9．A.No one B．None
C．Not everyone D．Everybody
答案：C
解析：逻辑推理题。句意：并不是所有的人都喜欢这种经历。从第一段可以看出有人喜欢在国外工作，然而在这一段从Sarah James的例子来看有人不喜欢在国外工作，因此应是部分否定。
10．A.abroad B．employed
C．alone D．respected
答案：A
解析：逻辑推理题。从下文可知老师和学生在国外时出现了很多问题，可推知他们没有出国的经验。
11．A.settled in B．filed in
C．ran in D．looked in
答案：A
解析：词语辨析题。句意：一个孩子在他们刚刚安顿下来之后就丢失了护照。settle in安顿下来；file in陆续编入；run in快速进入，流入，接排，插入；look in顺便看望。
12．A.friends B．decision
C．noise D．damage
答案：C
解析：逻辑推理题。根据下文“The kids never slept”可知被赶出旅馆的原因应是他们在旅馆里太吵了。
13．A.busy B．free
C．tiring D．pleasant
答案：B
解析：逻辑推理题。根据上文我们可知Sarah一直在忙着，只有晚上有空。
14．A.nice B．reasonable
C．fair D．poor
答案：D
解析：词汇复现题。根据上文“The pay is usually poor...”和“but it wasn't worth it”可知答案。
15．A.a hard B．a good
C．a demanding D．an adventurous
答案：B
解析：习语搭配题。句意：麻烦的是，学生们期望过得愉快。have a good time过得愉快，玩得痛快。
16．A.After all B．Worse still
C．All in all D．What's more
答案：A
解析：词语辨析题。句意：毕竟，他们把它当作一个假期。after all终究，毕竟；worse still更糟的是；all in all总而言之；what's more而且。
17．A.besides B．altogether
C．though D．until
答案：C
解析：词语辨析题。句意：然而实际上，你还是得努力地工作。though“不过，然而”，在此作副词，表转折。
18．A.taken B．sent
C．brought D．occupied
答案：D
解析：固定搭配题。句意：当旅馆，饭店或营地繁忙的时候，你将忙于服务工作。be occupied with忙于……。
19．A.out of trouble B．out of date
C．out of work D．out of the question
答案：D
解析：词语辨析题。句意：换言之，只有在雇用你的公司方便的时候才会用你，否则是不可能的。out of trouble摆脱麻烦；out of date过时；out of work失业；out of the question不可能的。
20．A.starts B．lasts
C．goes D．finishes
答案：D
解析：逻辑推理题。根据上文“At the same time, all vacation work is casual(临时) work.”可知假期一结束，他们就会解雇你。
